Apr 21, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Risk Management
WHILE RANSOMWARE is making the headlines as the major cyber threat, small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly being targeted by lower fraud that dupes them into wiring criminals funds, according to a new report. These funds transfer fraud crimes involve hackers... 
Apr 12, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Interruption, Business Operations
MANY PARTS of the state are exposed to significant earthquake risk, and companies that don’t have proper coverage may not get the claims payments they expect if their business is damaged in a quake. Unfortunately, business owners are often surprised to learn after the... 
Apr 5, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Supply Chain
AS A BUSINESS owner you already know you need to protect against and plan for external supply chain risks. These risks are often out of your control as they can affect suppliers or transportation providers, as well as transportation networks and infrastructure.... 
Mar 31, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Employement Practices
YOUR WORKERS’ underlying health can greatly affect the amount of time they are off the job recovering from a workplace injury. A new study has found that workers with pre-existing issues like hypertension, obesity and mental health spend 60% more time recovering from... 
Mar 22, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations
FACED WITH conflicting decisions by four state supreme courts, the U.S. Supreme Court looks like it is taking steps to resolve the issue of whether federal law that criminalizes the possession of marijuana should supersede state laws that require employers and... 
Mar 14, 2022 | Business Insurance, Business Operations, Workplace Safety
IF YOU have staff working from home as a result of changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, you still need to stay on top of your obligations to protect all of your workers from sexual harassment. Not being physically in the office doesn’t seem to have had an effect...